Stalker's guide to international migration

Below are some of the latest international news stories on migration and refugees, taken from Inter Press Service. If you click on the titles you will be taken to the full story on the IPS site. To return to this guide, please use the 'back' button on your browser.

IRAQ: U.S. Urged to Share More of Refugee Burden
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (IPS) - Despite a marked increase in the number of Iraqi refugees admitted into the United States, experts on Iraq and human rights and refugee organisations are calling on Washington to open the door wider amid fears that returning home remains dangerous for many displaced Iraqis.

CARIBBEAN: Brain Drain - No Solution in Sight
HAVANA, Oct 3 (IPS) - Like other developing regions, the Caribbean is no stranger to brain drain. Besides the impact on local economies, the exodus of university graduates has profound social implications, and there is no solution in sight.

ECONOMY-MEXICO: Analysts Warn of Knock-On Effects
MEXICO CITY, Oct 1 (IPS) - Mexico's economy is wobbling because of the financial problems in its northern neighbour, with which it is closely interlinked. Unemployment is up, companies have put their plans on ice, the government has stopped putting out tenders, remittances from migrants are down, and exports have shrunk.

EGYPT-REFUGEES: Stepping Stones Across the Desert
CAIRO, Sep 30 (IPS) - "When I left Darfur, I left the hell of death and entered the hell of life. That is the only difference," said Galoud*, one of the many Darfuri refugees who have escaped to Egypt.

LABOUR-ASIA: Migrant Women's Success Adds To Brain Drain
MANILA, Sep 30 (IPS) - Liana Garcellano was teaching in a private school here in the Philippines when she got an offer to teach English in Singapore. Though quite happy with her job in her home country, the promise of higher pay and career advancement spurred Garcellano to try her luck overseas.

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